Darlington Nagbe
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Nagbe with the Columbus Crew in 2023 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Darlington Joephillip Nagbe | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 19, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Monrovia, Liberia | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
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Current team | Columbus Crew | ||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Internationals SC | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Akron Zips | 73 | (19) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Cleveland Internationals | 18 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Portland Timbers | 214 | (27) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Atlanta United | 56 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2020– | Columbus Crew | 162 | (9) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | United States | 25 | (1) | ||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:35, June 15, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 27, 2018 | |||||||||||
Darlington Joephillip Nagbe (born July 19, 1990) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for and captains Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew. Born in Liberia, he played for the United States national team.
After fleeing Liberia due to the First Liberian Civil War, his family eventually settled in Lakewood, Ohio where he played club soccer for the Cleveland Internationals. He played college soccer at the University of Akron, where he won an NCAA title and the Hermann Trophy. Professionally, Nagbe has appeared in over 400 games, spending the first seven seasons of his career with the Portland Timbers, where he won MLS Cup with the club in 2015. He was acquired by Atlanta United FC at the conclusion of the 2017 season, where he would go on to win a second MLS Cup, a U.S. Open Cup trophy, and the Campeones Cup. At the end of the 2019 season, he was traded to the Columbus Crew, where he would win two more MLS Cup titles, a Leagues Cup trophy, as well as an additional Campeones Cup.
Nagbe made his international debut in November 2015, appearing for the United States in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match. He went on to earn 25 caps for the national team, winning the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup during his tenure.